Featured Online Course
Foundations of Literacy for English Learners: The Nature of Reading

Designed to provide teachers and administrators with research on how English learners learn to read in a second language and the supports they need to be successful at decoding and comprehending.

Participants receive a CAL Certificate of Completion that can often be used to obtain continuing educational credits from your school or district. CAL also offers tiered pricing to schools and districts who wish to have groups of teachers participate in our online courses.

Dr. Jonathan Rosa, Stanford University, was recently honored as this year's recipient of the Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Dr. Rosa embodies Ferguson's commitment to scholarship and to thinking globally about the importance of language policies and language teaching and learning.

Introduction to Dual Language Education: Key Features and Best Practices A dual language self-paced online course from CAL and Santillana USA

This interactive, self-paced online course is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to dual language education with a focus on the Three Pillars of Dual Language Education used by successful programs.

Participants receive a Certificate of Completion that can often be used to obtain continuing education credits from your school or district.

Based on a 21st century approach to academic literacy that is aligned with today's rigorous standards, this resource includes a comprehensive workbook, authentic classroom video, and two complete unit plans on CD-ROM.

Grounded in evidence from research and best practices, the guiding principles described in this CAL publication were developed as a tool to help dual language programs with planning and ongoing implementation.